DEFINITION: n. Strange sounds that keep you awake in the middle of the night. v. To lie in bed unable to sleep because you keep hearing weird sounds.
VERBOTICISMS: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Heffabump: /heff-a-bump/ I could hear the heffabumps made by the heffalumps, shuffling in my closet. Etymology: heffalump, a mystical creature. Bump, a sound usually made in the night. Created by: youmustvotenato.
Insoundmia: /in saond meea/ Bella was having trouble falling into the arms of Morpheus, because she could hear every little creak and groan in the old house. When this insoundmia finally abated, she fell into a fitful sleep and dreamt bizarre dreams of her being up at the bat at the Breaking Dawn. Etymology: Insomnia (sleeplessness) & Sound (auditory noise) Created by: Nosila.
Bumpfright: /bump-frite/ Somania was frozen with fear and unable to sleep with the constant bumpfright all through the night. Etymology: Bump- A knocking sound in the middle of the night.
Fright- To be afraid…very afraid and can’t move. 😉 Created by: abrakadeborah.
Santawake: /santÉ™wÄk/ Twas the night before Christmas and Julie is completely Santawake. Every sound she hears, from squeaks of an old house to her cat knocking ornaments off the tree, make her think that Santa has arrived. What’s worse is that she jumps every time she hears something waking her husband. Etymology: Santa (an imaginary figure said to bring presents for children on Christmas) + awake (sleeping) Created by: artr2.
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